Applying Elector PSP in cold weather

[LindaNL]

I have a bad infestation of Northern Fowl Mites on my already weak and old chicken. I've tried a lot, but nothing works. I finally found out about Elector PSP and ordered it, it should arrive today.

I want to treat my 4 hens asap, but tonight the temprature will be 25F. Next nights it will be even colder. I'm afraid they will not be able to warm themselves if there is liquid in between their feathers.

Should I put them in our garage for the night? And when can I put them outside again? The tempratures will be mid 30's outside during the day and mid 40's in the garage, so that might be a too big of a difference?

 

[azygous]

Treating mites on chickens in cold weather just requires that you avoid putting the chickens back out in the cold before they are dry.

Bring the chickens into your garage to treat. Mix up a quart spray bottle with a quarter teaspoon of the concentrate. Spray the skin at the base of the feathers. No need to drench the entire body.

The easiest thing would be to set up a small enclosure with a small space heater or a heat lamp to keep the chickens warm until they dry. Or you can blow dry the individual chickens and get them dry and back outside sooner.

You are going to need to treat the coop, too, at some point, though. The residual action of the Elector should hold the chickens until you have a nice day to spray down the coop and let it dry well before the chickens have to go to sleep in it. If it's still damp, a heater may be necessary to keep the coop from freezing. You probably have high humidity where you live, so try to utilize a stretch of warm weather to do the treating of the coop.

 

[LindaNL]

Treating mites on chickens in cold weather just requires that you avoid putting the chickens back out in the cold before they are dry.

Bring the chickens into your garage to treat. Mix up a quart spray bottle with a quarter teaspoon of the concentrate. Spray the skin at the base of the feathers. No need to drench the entire body.

The easiest thing would be to set up a small enclosure with a small space heater or a heat lamp to keep the chickens warm until they dry. Or you can blow dry the individual chickens and get them dry and back outside sooner.

You are going to need to treat the coop, too, at some point, though. The residual action of the Elector should hold the chickens until you have a nice day to spray down the coop and let it dry well before the chickens have to go to sleep in it. If it's still damp, a heater may be necessary to keep the coop from freezing. You probably have high humidity where you live, so try to utilize a stretch of warm weather to do the treating of the coop.

Thank you so much, this helps a lot!!
I just made a little place in the basement, it's a bit warmer than the garage so they should be dry quicker.
The weather will be better on Friday, but I don't know if the Elector PSP will work on the chickens until then. So I think I must do the coop tomorrow morning after all, it's cold, but I don't think it will freeze since their water always stays liquid in this temp (I have enough vents, no drafts and the coop is insulated).
My chicken(s) will finally get some relief from those little bugs! Poor thing...

 

[azygous]

I think you'll be pleasantly surprised to find that the Elector works fast and keeps working for months. I absolutely love the stuff. Mine had lice a couple years ago, and I treated all my chickens just as I instructed you to do, and I haven't seen a louse since.

 

[LindaNL]

I think you'll be pleasantly surprised to find that the Elector works fast and keeps working for months. I absolutely love the stuff. Mine had lice a couple years ago, and I treated all my chickens just as I instructed you to do, and I haven't seen a louse since.

That's great!!! I now read so many good things about this stuff. Too bad I didn't find it earlier.... Hopefully my chicken isn't already weakened enough to pull through... We'll see

 

[cmom]

Depending on the infestation you may have to apply weekly initially. It does not kill the mites eggs and on the Elector PSP website will say one application is all that is needed but if you read further it also says repeated weekly applications may be needed for heavier infestations.

 

[cmom]

I use permethrin dust on my birds I think it works as well as Elector PSP but much less expensive. I also put the dust in the nest boxes. There is no egg withdrawal period.

 

[LindaNL]

I use permethrin dust on my birds I think it works as well as Elector PSP but much less expensive. I also put the dust in the nest boxes. There is no egg withdrawal period.
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I started with poultry dust, it worked a little bit in the beginning and I thought I got almost rid of them. Then suddenly I saw that my chicken was heavily infested, and I ordered scalex mite and lice spray (pyrenthrins and iperonyl butoxide as effective ingredient), that didn't work at all. It is now SO bad that I really wonder if anything will work.
I think I'll keep my heavily infested chicken inside for a few days, and see how she is doing and if I need to treat her again. The other birds were less affected, so they can go back into the coop today....

 

[cmom]

I have had mites off and on. I've tried many things including DE and still had mites. I do believe if any wild birds, mice, etc., get into your coop the mites will be introduced. I had a severe infestation last year and the birds were loosing a lot of feathers which I thought was due to molting but upon closer inspection discovered the mites. I treated the coop weekly for awhile with permethrin because it does not kill the mite eggs. Permethrin works and there is no egg withdrawal. Initially I sprayed the birds too. I also use the dust on the birds and in their nest boxes and spray inside of the coops, every crack and crevice, on and under the roosts, ceiling, walls, floors, anywhere the mites can hide. I buy the concentrate but I have a lot of coops so I mix it in a gallon sprayer and the wand helps me to reach the hard to reach areas. For smaller places the premixed spray is good. It took quite awhile for the birds feathers to come back in, but they are beautiful again. Wear special clothing including a mask and gloves. I would repeat the spraying weekly with the Elector PSP since you have it. If you have read the fact sheet thoroughly, it does say that you may have to rotate it with other products and may have to spray weekly.
From their website.
A foundational pest management tool
Elector PSP is flexible and effective. When a part of an integrated pest management program, Elector PSP can be used in rotation with adulticides or larvicides for resistance management.

• Rotation option for fly, beetle, and northern fowl mite control
• Can be used in rotation with other insecticide classes
• Offers direct bird application *
• Offers no cross resistance1 (pyrethroids, neonicotinoids or organophosphates)

Good luck...

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[cmom]

Probably depending on where you live, it may be too cold to spray the birds. I dusted mine well. They looked like powdered doughnuts. I got under the wings well as well as the rest of their bodies and the vent area. It worked well for me. I live in Florida. Now we have a lot of wild birds that migrate south for the winter months. Currently I'm spraying regularly. I'll spray weekly for around a month then stop for around a month and if I need to spray weekly for another month, I do. I'm pretty sure for me it's been the wild birds that have introduced the mites here.